5 U.S. Code § 5332 - The General Schedule

(1)The General Schedule, the symbol for which is “GS”, is the basic pay schedule for positions to which this subchapter applies. Each employee to whom this subchapter applies is entitled to basic pay in accordance with the General Schedule.

(2)The General Schedule is a schedule of annual rates of basic pay, consisting of 15 grades, designated “GS–1” through “GS–15”, consecutively, with 10 rates of pay for each such grade. The rates of pay of the General Schedule are adjusted in accordance with section
5303.

(b)When payment is made on the basis of an hourly, daily, weekly, or biweekly rate, the rate is computed from the appropriate annual rate of basic pay named by subsection (a) of this section in accordance with the rules prescribed by section
5504(b) of this title.

In subsection (a), the words “the symbol for which is ‘GS’ ” are added on authority of former section
1111 which is carried into section
5104. So much as related to the Crafts, Protective, and Custodial Schedule is omitted as repealed effective not later than Sept. 11, 1955, by the Act of Sept. 1, 1954, §§ 109(b),
110(b),68 Stat. 1108.

In subsection (b), reference to payment made on the basis of a “monthly” rate is omitted since section
5504(b), former section
944(c), no longer provides for converting a basic annual rate to a basic monthly rate.

Standard changes are made to conform with the definitions applicable and the style of this title as outlined in the preface to the report.

1967 Act

Section of title 5

Source (U.S. Code)

Source (Statutes at Large)

5332(a)

5 App.: 1113(b).

Oct. 29, 1965, Pub. L. 89–301, § 2(a), 79 Stat. 1111.

July 18, 1966, Pub. L. 89–504, § 102(a), 80 Stat. 288.

Amendments

1993—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 103–89struck out “, except an employee covered by the performance management and recognition system established under chapter 54,” after “whom this subchapter applies”.

1992—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–378amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) read as follows: “The General Schedule, the symbol for which is ‘GS’, is the basic pay schedule for positions to which this subchapter applies. Each employee to whom this subchapter applies, except an employee covered by the performance management and recognition system established under chapter
54 of this title, is entitled to basic pay in accordance with the General Schedule.”

1984—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–615substituted “the performance management and recognition system established under chapter 54” for “the merit pay system established under section
5402”.

1978—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–454inserted in second sentence reference to an employee covered by the merit pay system established under section
5402 of this title.

1967—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 90–206increased the compensation in each step of each grade.

Pub. L. 95–454, title V, § 504(a),Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1184, provided that amendment by Pub. L. 95–454was effective on first day of first applicable pay period which began on or after Oct. 1, 1981, except it could take effect with respect to any category or categories of positions before such day to extent prescribed by Director of Office of Personnel Management.

Effective Date of 1967 Amendment

Pub. L. 90–206, title II, § 220(a)(2),Dec. 16, 1967, 81 Stat. 639, provided, except as otherwise expressly provided, that: “Sections
202 [amending this section and enacting provisions set out as a note under this section], 203 [amending section
3301 of Title
39, The Postal Service], 204 [enacting section
3512A of Title
39, amending sections
3512, and
3513–3531 of Title
39, and enacting provisions set out as a note under section
3512A of Title
39], 205 [amending sections
3542–3544 of Title
39, and enacting provisions set out as notes under sections
3542,
3544,
3552, and
3560 of Title
39], 206 [amending sections
3560,
3573, and
3575 of Title
39, and enacting provisions set out as a note under section
3542 of Title
39], 208 [amending former section
4107 of Title
38, Veterans’ Benefits], 209 [amending sections
867 and
870 of Title
22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse, and enacting provisions set out as a note under section
867 of Title
22], 210 [enacting provisions set out as a note under section
590h of Title
16, Conservation], 211 [enacting provisions set out as a note under this section and section
548 of Title
28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure], 213 (except subsections (d) and (e)) [enacting provisions set out as notes under sections
603,
604, and
753 of Title
28], 214 (except subsections (j), (k), (l), (n), and (o)) [enacting sections
60e–14,
61–2,
74a–2, and
293c of Title
2, The Congress, amending section
1847 of Title
2, and enacting provisions set out as a note under section
8339 of this title], and 216 [enacting provisions set out as a note under section
60e–14 of Title
2] shall become effective as of the beginning of the first pay period which began on or after October 1, 1967.”

Pub. L. 93–549, Dec. 26, 1974, 88 Stat. 1743, provided that no officer or employee of the United States shall have his or her pay reduced by reason of Ex. Ord. No. 11777, Apr. 12, 1974.

1970 Increase in Pay Rates

Pub. L. 91–231, Apr. 15, 1970, 84 Stat. 195, known as the Federal Employees Salary Act of 1970, and effective on the first day of the first pay period beginning on or after Dec. 27, 1969, provided for an increase in the rates of basic pay, basic compensation, and salaries contained in the General Schedule, the Postal Field Service Schedule and Rural Carrier Schedule, the schedule relating to certain positions within the Department of Medicine and Surgery of the Veterans’ Administration, and the Foreign Service schedules, and also for employees of Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committees, for certain employees of the Legislative and Judicial Branches, for United States Attorneys, and for other employees of the United States Government and the government of the District of Columbia whose rates of pay were fixed by administrative action and not otherwise increased.

Initial Adjustment of 1967 Pay Increases

Pub. L. 90–206, title II, §§ 202(b),
220(a)(2),Dec. 16, 1967, 81 Stat. 625, 639, effective as of the beginning of the first pay period which began on or after Oct. 1, 1967, made various initial adjustments to the rates of basic pay of officers and employees referred to in the General Schedule set forth in the amendment to this section made by section 202(a) ofPub. L. 90–206.

Pub. L. 90–206, title II, §§ 211(b)–(d), 220(a)(2), Dec. 16, 1967, 81 Stat. 633, 639, effective as of the beginning of the first pay period which began on or after Oct. 1, 1967, authorized the increase of the rates of pay of certain officers and employees of the Federal Government and of the municipal government of the District of Columbia by amounts not to exceed the increases provided by title II of Pub. L. 90–206for corresponding rates of pay in the appropriate schedule or scale of pay.

Retroactive Compensation Under 1967 Pay Increases

Pub. L. 90–206, title II, § 218,Dec. 16, 1967, 81 Stat. 638, provided for retroactive pay under title II of Pub. L. 90–206only in the case of an individual in the service of the United States, including service in the Armed Forces, or the municipal government of the District of Columbia on Dec. 16, 1967, subject to certain restrictions.

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Continuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extensions Act, 2011 (Public Law 111–322), as extended by the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (Public Law 113–6), which requires certain pay schedules for civilian Federal employees to remain at 2010 levels through 2013, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. Statutory Pay Systems. Pursuant to the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (Public Law 113–6), the rates of basic pay or salaries of the statutory pay systems (as defined in 5 U.S.C. 5302(1)) are set forth on the schedules attached hereto and made a part hereof:

(c) The schedules for the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs (38 U.S.C. 7306, 7404; section 301(a) ofPublic Law 102–40) at Schedule 3.

Sec. 2. Senior Executive Service. The ranges of rates of basic pay for senior executives in the Senior Executive Service, as established pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5382, are set forth on Schedule 4 attached hereto and made a part hereof.

Sec. 3. Certain Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Salaries. The rates of basic pay or salaries for the following offices and positions are set forth on the schedules attached hereto and made a part hereof:

Sec. 4. Uniformed Services. The rates of monthly basic pay (37 U.S.C. 203(a)) for members of the uniformed services, as adjusted under 37 U.S.C. 1009, and the rate of monthly cadet or midshipman pay (37 U.S.C. 203(c)) are set forth on Schedule 8 attached hereto and made a part hereof.

Sec. 5. Locality-Based Comparability Payments. (a) Pursuant to sections
5304 and
5304a of title
5, United States Code, and the Continuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extensions Act, 2011 (Public Law 111–322), as extended by the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (Public Law 113–6), locality-based comparability payments shall be paid in accordance with Schedule 9 attached hereto and made a part hereof.

(b) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall take such actions as may be necessary to implement these payments and to publish appropriate notice of such payments in the Federal Register.

Sec. 6. Administrative Law Judges. Pursuant to section
5372 of title
5, United States Code, the rates of basic pay for administrative law judges are set forth on Schedule 10 attached hereto and made a part hereof.

Sec. 7. Effective Dates. Schedule 8 is effective January 1, 2013. The other schedules contained herein are effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2013.

Sec. 8. Prior Order Superseded. Executive Order 13635 of December 27, 2012, is superseded as of the effective dates specified in section 7 of this order.

Barack Obama.

Schedule 1

General Schedule

(Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2013)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

GS–1

$17,803

$18,398

$18,990

$19,579

$20,171

$20,519

$21,104

$21,694

$21,717

$22,269

GS–2

20,017

20,493

21,155

21,717

21,961

22,607

23,253

23,899

24,545

25,191

GS–3

21,840

22,568

23,296

24,024

24,752

25,480

26,208

26,936

27,664

28,392

GS–4

24,518

25,335

26,152

26,969

27,786

28,603

29,420

30,327

31,054

31,871

GS–5

27,431

28,345

29,259

30,173

31,087

32,001

32,915

33,829

34,743

35,657

GS–6

30,577

31,596

32,615

33,634

34,653

35,672

36,691

37,710

38,729

39,748

GS–7

33,979

35,112

36,245

37,378

38,511

39,644

40,777

41,910

43,043

44,176

GS–8

37,631

38,885

40,139

41,393

42,647

43,901

45,155

46,409

47,663

48,917

GS–9

41,563

42,948

44,333

45,718

47,103

48,488

49,873

51,258

52,643

54,028

GS–10

45,771

47,297

48,823

50,349

51,875

53,401

54,927

56,453

57,979

59,505

GS–11

50,287

51,963

53,639

55,315

56,991

58,667

60,343

62,019

63,695

65,371

GS–12

60,274

62,283

64,292

66,301

68,310

70,319

72,328

74,337

76,346

78,355

GS–13

71,674

74,063

76,452

78,841

81,230

83,619

86,008

88,397

90,786

93,175

GS–14

84,697

87,520

90,343

93,166

95,989

98,812

101,635

104,458

107,281

110,104

GS–15

99,628

102,949

106,270

109,591

112,912

116,233

119,554

122,875

126,196

129,517

Schedule 2

Foreign Service Schedule

(Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2013)

(Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2013)

1

Schedule for the Office of the Under Secretary for Health (38 U.S.C. 7306) 1

Assistant Under Secretaries for Health

2 $157,279

(Only applies to incumbents who are not physicians or dentists)

0

Minimum

Maximum

Service Directors

$116,844

$145,113

Director, National Center for Preventive Health

99,628

145,113

Physician and Dentist Base and Longevity Schedule 3

Physician Grade

$97,987

$143,725

Dentist Grade

97,987

143,725

Clinical Podiatrist, Chiropractor, and Optometrist Schedule

Chief Grade

$99,628

$129,517

Senior Grade

84,697

110,104

Intermediate Grade

71,674

93,175

Full Grade

60,274

78,355

Associate Grade

50,287

65,371

Physician Assistant and Expanded-Function Dental Auxiliary Schedule 4

Director Grade

$99,628

$129,517

Assistant Director Grade

84,697

110,104

Chief Grade

71,674

93,175

Senior Grade

60,274

78,355

Intermediate Grade

50,287

65,371

Full Grade

41,563

54,028

Associate Grade

35,766

46,494

Junior Grade

30,577

39,748

1 This schedule does not apply to the Deputy Under Secretary for Health, the Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Health, Assistant Under Secretaries for Health who are physicians or dentists, Medical Directors, the Assistant Under Secretary for Nursing Programs, or the Director of Nursing Services.

2 Pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 7404(d), the rate of basic pay payable to these employees is limited to the rate for level V of the Executive Schedule, which is $145,700.

3 Pursuant to section 3 of Public Law 108–445 [see Tables for classification] and 38 U.S.C. 7431, Veterans Health Administration physicians and dentists may also be paid market pay and performance pay.

4 Pursuant to section 301(a) of Public Law 102–40 [38 U.S.C. 7451 note], these positions are paid according to the Nurse Schedule in 38 U.S.C. 4107(b), as in effect on August 14, 1990, with subsequent adjustments.

Schedule 4

Senior Executive Service

(Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2013)

Minimum

Maximum

Agencies with a Certified SES Performance Appraisal System

$119,554

$179,700

Agencies without a Certified SES Performance Appraisal System

$119,554

$165,300

Schedule 5
Executive Schedule
(Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2013)
Level I
$199,700
Level II
179,700
Level III
165,300
Level IV
155,500
Level V
145,700
Schedule 6
Vice President and Members of Congress
(Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2013)
Vice President
$230,700
Senators
174,000
Members of the House of Representatives
174,000
Delegates to the House of Representatives
174,000
Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico
174,000
President pro tempore of the Senate
193,400
Majority leader and minority leader of the Senate
193,400
Majority leader and minority leader of the House of Representatives
193,400
Speaker of the House of Representatives
223,500
Schedule 7
Judicial Salaries
(Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2013)
Chief Justice of the United States
$223,500
Associate Justices of the Supreme Court
213,900
Circuit Judges
184,500
District Judges
174,000
Judges of the Court of International Trade
174,000

Schedule 8

Pay of the Uniformed Services

(Effective January 1, 2013)

part i—monthly basic pay

Years of Service (computed under 37 U.S.C. 205)

Commissioned Officers

Pay Grade

2 or less

Over 2

Over 3

Over 4

Over 6

O–10 2

O–9

O–8

$9,847.80

$10,170.30

$10,384.50

$10,444.20

$10,711.50

O–7

8,182.50

8,562.90

8,738.70

8,878.50

9,131.70

O–6

6,064.80

6,663.00

7,100.10

7,100.10

7,127.10

O–5

5,055.90

5,695.50

6,089.70

6,164.10

6,410.10

O–4

4,362.30

5,049.90

5,386.80

5,461.80

5,774.70

O–3 3

3,835.50

4,347.90

4,692.90

5,116.50

5,361.60

O–2 3

3,314.10

3,774.30

4,347.00

4,493.70

4,586.40

O–1 3

2,876.40

2,994.00

3,619.20

3,619.20

3,619.20

Over 8

Over 10

Over 12

Over 14

Over 16

O–10 2

O–9

O–8

$11,157.60

$11,261.40

$11,685.00

$11,806.50

$12,171.60

O–7

9,381.90

9,671.10

9,959.40

10,248.60

11,157.60

O–6

7,432.80

7,473.00

7,473.00

7,897.80

8,648.70

O–5

6,557.10

6,880.80

7,118.40

7,425.30

7,895.10

O–4

6,109.80

6,527.70

6,852.90

7,078.80

7,208.70

O–3 3

5,630.70

5,804.70

6,090.60

6,240.00

6,240.00

O–2 3

4,586.40

4,586.40

4,586.40

4,586.40

4,586.40

O–1 3

3,619.20

3,619.20

3,619.20

3,619.20

3,619.20

Over 18

Over 20

Over 22

Over 24

Over 26

O–10 2

1 $15,913.20

1 $15,990.60

1 $16,323.60

1 $16,902.60

O–9

13,917.60

14,118.60

14,408.10

14,913.30

O–8

$12,700.20

13,187.10

13,512.30

13,512.30

13,512.30

O–7

11,924.70

11,924.70

11,924.70

11,924.70

11,985.60

O–6

9,089.40

9,529.80

9,780.60

10,034.40

10,526.70

O–5

8,118.00

8,338.80

8,589.90

8,589.90

8,589.90

O–4

7,283.70

7,283.70

7,283.70

7,283.70

7,283.70

O–3 3

6,240.00

6,240.00

6,240.00

6,240.00

6,240.00

O–2 3

4,586.40

4,586.40

4,586.40

4,586.40

4,586.40

O–1 3

3,619.20

3,619.20

3,619.20

3,619.20

3,619.20

Over 28

Over 30

Over 32

Over 34

Over 36

O–10 2

1 $16,902.60

1 $17,747.70

1 $17,747.70

1 $18,634.80

1 $18,634.80

O–9

14,913.30

1 15,659.40

1 15,659.40

1 16,442.40

1 16,442.40

O–8

13,512.30

13,850.40

13,850.40

14,196.60

14,196.60

O–7

11,985.60

12,225.30

12,225.30

12,225.30

12,225.30

O–6

10,526.70

10,736.70

10,736.70

10,736.70

10,736.70

O–5

8,589.90

8,589.90

8,589.90

8,589.90

8,589.90

O–4

7,283.70

7,283.70

7,283.70

7,283.70

7,283.70

O–3 3

6,240.00

6,240.00

6,240.00

6,240.00

6,240.00

O–2 3

4,586.40

4,586.40

4,586.40

4,586.40

4,586.40

O–1 3

3,619.20

3,619.20

3,619.20

3,619.20

3,619.20

Over 38

Over 40

O–10 2

1 $19,566.90

1 $19,566.90

O–9

1 17,264.40

1 17,264.40

O–8

14,196.60

14,196.60

O–7

12,225.30

12,225.30

O–6

10,736.70

10,736.70

O–5

8,589.90

8,589.90

O–4

7,283.70

7,283.70

O–3 3

6,240.00

6,240.00

O–2 3

4,586.40

4,586.40

O–1 3

3,619.20

3,619.20

1 For officers at pay grades O–7 through O–10, basic pay is limited to the rate of basic pay for level II of the Executive Schedule, which is $14,975.10 per month. For officers at O–6 and below, basic pay is limited to the rate of basic pay for level V of the Executive Schedule, which is $12,141.60 per month.

2 For officers serving as Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of Naval Operations, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Commandant of the Marine Corps, Commandant of the Coast Guard, or commander of a unified or specified combatant command (as defined in 10 U.S.C. 161(c)), basic pay for this grade is calculated to be $20,937.90 per month, regardless of cumulative years of service computed under 37 U.S.C. 205. Nevertheless, actual basic pay for these officers is limited to the rate of basic pay for level II of the Executive Schedule, which is $14,975.10 per month.

3 Does not apply to commissioned officers who have been credited with over 4 years of active duty service as an enlisted member or warrant officer.

Commissioned Officers With Over 4 Years Active Duty Service as an Enlisted Member or Warrant Officer 4

Pay Grade

Over 4

Over 6

Over 8

Over 10

O–3E

$5,116.50

$5,361.60

$5,630.70

$5,804.70

O–2E

4,493.70

4,586.40

4,732.50

4,978.80

O–1E

3,619.20

3,864.60

4,007.70

4,153.80

Over 12

Over 14

Over 16

Over 18

O–3E

$6,090.60

$6,332.10

$6,470.70

$6,659.40

O–2E

5,169.30

5,311.20

5,311.20

5,311.20

O–1E

4,297.20

4,493.70

4,493.70

4,493.70

Over 20

Over 22

Over 24

Over 26

O–3E

$6,659.40

$6,659.40

$6,659.40

$6,659.40

O–2E

5,311.20

5,311.20

5,311.20

5,311.20

O–1E

4,493.70

4,493.70

4,493.70

4,493.70

Over 28

Over 30

Over 32

Over 34

O–3E

$6,659.40

$6,659.40

$6,659.40

$6,659.40

O–2E

5,311.20

5,311.20

5,311.20

5,311.20

O–1E

4,493.70

4,493.70

4,493.70

4,493.70

Over 36

Over 38

Over 40

O–3E

$6,659.40

$6,659.40

$6,659.40

O–2E

5,311.20

5,311.20

5,311.20

O–1E

4,493.70

4,493.70

4,493.70

4 Reservists with at least 1,460 points as an enlisted member and/or warrant officer which are creditable toward reserve retirement also qualify for these rates.

Warrant Officers

Pay Grade

2 or less

Over 2

Over 3

Over 4

Over 6

W–5

W–4

$3,963.90

$4,263.90

$4,386.00

$4,506.60

$4,713.90

W–3

3,619.50

3,770.40

3,925.20

3,975.90

4,138.20

W–2

3,202.80

3,505.80

3,599.40

3,663.30

3,871.20

W–1

2,811.60

3,114.00

3,195.30

3,367.50

3,570.90

Over 8

Over 10

Over 12

Over 14

Over 16

W–5

W–4

$4,919.10

$5,126.70

$5,439.60

$5,713.50

$5,974.20

W–3

4,457.10

4,789.20

4,945.50

5,126.40

5,313.00

W–2

4,194.00

4,353.90

4,511.40

4,704.00

4,854.30

W–1

3,870.60

4,010.40

4,205.70

4,398.30

4,549.80

Over 18

Over 20

Over 22

Over 24

Over 26

W–5

$7,047.90

$7,405.50

$7,671.60

$7,966.50

W–4

$6,187.50

6,395.40

6,701.10

6,952.20

7,238.70

W–3

5,648.10

5,874.30

6,009.90

6,153.90

6,349.50

W–2

4,990.80

5,153.70

5,261.10

5,346.30

5,346.30

W–1

4,689.00

4,858.20

4,858.20

4,858.20

4,858.20

Over 28

Over 30

Over 32

Over 34

Over 36

W–5

$7,966.50

$8,365.20

$8,365.20

$8,783.10

$8,783.10

W–4

7,238.70

7,383.30

7,383.30

7,383.30

7,383.30

W–3

6,349.50

6,349.50

6,349.50

6,349.50

6,349.50

W–2

5,346.30

5,346.30

5,346.30

5,346.30

5,346.30

W–1

4,858.20

4,858.20

4,858.20

4,858.20

4,858.20

Over 38

Over 40

W–5

$9,222.90

$9,222.90

W–4

7,383.30

7,383.30

W–3

6,349.50

6,349.50

W–2

5,346.30

5,346.30

W–1

4,858.20

4,858.20

Enlisted Members

Pay Grade

2 or less

Over 2

Over 3

Over 4

Over 6

E–9 1

E–8

E–7

$2,725.20

$2,974.50

$3,088.20

$3,239.10

$3,357.00

E–6

2,357.10

2,593.80

2,708.10

2,819.40

2,935.50

E–5

2,159.40

2,304.30

2,415.90

2,529.90

2,707.50

E–4

1,979.70

2,081.10

2,193.90

2,304.90

2,403.30

E–3

1,787.40

1,899.90

2,014.80

2,014.80

2,014.80

E–2

1,699.80

1,699.80

1,699.80

1,699.80

1,699.80

E–1 2

1,516.20

1,516.20

1,516.20

1,516.20

1,516.20

E–1 3

1,402.20

Over 8

Over 10

Over 12

Over 14

Over 16

E–9 1

$4,788.90

$4,897.50

$5,034.30

$5,194.80

E–8

$3,920.10

4,093.50

4,200.90

4,329.60

4,469.10

E–7

3,559.20

3,673.20

3,875.70

4,043.70

4,158.60

E–6

3,196.50

3,298.50

3,495.30

3,555.60

3,599.70

E–5

2,893.50

3,045.60

3,064.20

3,064.20

3,064.20

E–4

2,403.30

2,403.30

2,403.30

2,403.30

2,403.30

E–3

2,014.80

2,014.80

2,014.80

2,014.80

2,014.80

E–2

1,699.80

1,699.80

1,699.80

1,699.80

1,699.80

E–1 2

1,516.20

1,516.20

1,516.20

1,516.20

1,516.20

E–1 3

Over 18

Over 20

Over 22

Over 24

Over 26

E–9 1

$5,357.40

$5,617.50

$5,837.10

$6,068.70

$6,422.70

E–8

4,720.50

4,847.70

5,064.60

5,184.90

5,481.00

E–7

4,281.00

4,328.40

4,487.40

4,572.90

4,897.80

E–6

3,650.70

3,650.70

3,650.70

3,650.70

3,650.70

E–5

3,064.20

3,064.20

3,064.20

3,064.20

3,064.20

E–4

2,403.30

2,403.30

2,403.30

2,403.30

2,403.30

E–3

2,014.80

2,014.80

2,014.80

2,014.80

2,014.80

E–2

1,699.80

1,699.80

1,699.80

1,699.80

1,699.80

E–1 2

1,516.20

1,516.20

1,516.20

1,516.20

1,516.20

E–1 3

Over 28

Over 30

Over 32

Over 34

Over 36

E–9 1

$6,422.70

$6,743.40

$6,743.40

$7,080.90

$7,080.90

E–8

5,481.00

5,591.40

5,591.40

5,591.40

5,591.40

E–7

4,897.80

4,897.80

4,897.80

4,897.80

4,897.80

E–6

3,650.70

3,650.70

3,650.70

3,650.70

3,650.70

E–5

3,064.20

3,064.20

3,064.20

3,064.20

3,064.20

E–4

2,403.30

2,403.30

2,403.30

2,403.30

2,403.30

E–3

2,014.80

2,014.80

2,014.80

2,014.80

2,014.80

E–2

1,699.80

1,699.80

1,699.80

1,699.80

1,699.80

E–1 2

1,516.20

1,516.20

1,516.20

1,516.20

1,516.20

E–1 3

Over 38

Over 40

E–9 1

$7,435.20

$7,435.20

E–8

5,591.40

5,591.40

E–7

4,897.80

4,897.80

E–6

3,650.70

3,650.70

E–5

3,064.20

3,064.20

E–4

2,403.30

2,403.30

E–3

2,014.80

2,014.80

E–2

1,699.80

1,699.80

E–1 2

1,516.20

1,516.20

E–1 3

1 For noncommissioned officers serving as Sergeant Major of the Army, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy or Coast Guard, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, or Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, basic pay for this grade is $7,738.80 per month, regardless of cumulative years of service under 37 U.S.C. 205.

2 Applies to personnel who have served 4 months or more on active duty.

3 Applies to personnel who have served less than 4 months on active duty.

part ii—rate of monthly cadet or midshipman pay

The rate of monthly cadet or midshipman pay authorized by 37 U.S.C. 203(c) is $1,006.80.00 [sic].

Note: As a result of the enactment of sections 602–604 ofPublic Law 105–85, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 [see Tables for classification], the Secretary of Defense now has the authority to adjust the rates of basic allowances for subsistence and housing. Therefore, these allowances are no longer adjusted by the President in conjunction with the adjustment of basic pay for members of the uniformed services. Accordingly, the tables of allowances included in previous orders are not included here.

Schedule 9

Locality-Based Comparability Payments

(Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2013)

Locality Pay Area 1

Rate

Alaska\

24.69%

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA–AL

19.29%

Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA–NH–RI–ME

24.80%

Buffalo-Niagara-Cattaraugus, NY

16.98%

Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL–IN–WI

25.10%

Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, OH–KY–IN

18.55%

Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH

18.68%

Columbus-Marion-Chillicothe, OH

17.16%

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

20.67%

Dayton-Springfield-Greenville, OH

16.24%

Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO

22.52%

Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI

24.09%

Hartford-West Hartford-Willimantic, CT–MA

25.82%

Hawaii

16.51%

Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX

28.71%

Huntsville-Decatur, AL

16.02%

Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN

14.68%

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA

27.16%

Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL

20.79%

Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI

18.10%

Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN–WI

20.96%

New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY–NJ–CT–PA

28.72%

Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA–NJ–DE–MD

21.79%

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ

16.76%

Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA

16.37%

Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR–WA

20.35%

Raleigh-Durham-Cary, NC

17.64%

Richmond, VA

16.47%

Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Yuba City, CA–NV

22.20%

San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA

24.19%

San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA

35.15%

Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA

21.81%

Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC–MD–VA–WV–PA

24.22%

Rest of U.S.

14.16%

1 Locality Pay Areas are defined in 5 CFR 531.603.

Schedule 10
Administrative Law Judges
(Effective on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2013)
AL–3/A
$103,900
AL–3/B
111,800
AL–3/C
119,900
AL–3/D
127,800
AL–3/E
135,900
AL–3/F
143,700
AL–2
151,800
AL–1
155,500

Prior adjustments of certain rates of pay were contained in the following:

Freezing Federal Employee Pay Schedules and Rates That Are Set by Administrative Discretion

Memorandum of President of the United States, Dec. 22, 2010, 75 F.R. 81829, provided:

Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies

On November 29, 2010, I proposed a two-year freeze in the pay of civilian Federal employees as the first of a number of difficult actions required to put our Nation on a sound fiscal footing. As I said then, Federal workers are not just a line in a budget. They are public servants who, like their private sector counterparts, may be struggling in these difficult economic times.

Despite the sacrifices that I knew a pay freeze would entail for our dedicated civil servants, I concluded that a two-year freeze in the upward statutory adjustment of pay schedules is a necessary first step in our effort to address the challenge of our fiscal reality. The Congress responded to my proposal by including such a freeze in the Continuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extensions Act, 2011 (H.R. 3082) [Pub. L. 111–322], which I signed into law today (the “Act”). The Act freezes statutory pay adjustments for all executive branch pay schedules for a two-year period. It also generally prohibits executive departments and agencies from providing any base salary increases at all to senior executives or senior level employees, including performance-based increases.

While this legislation will prevent adjustments in executive branch pay schedules that are made by statute, some laws allow such adjustments to be made by agency heads as an exercise of administrative discretion. In order to ensure consistent treatment of executive branch employees and to promote the fiscal purposes of my original proposal, agency heads who have such discretion should not provide any upward adjustments in Federal employees’ pay schedules or rates during the two-year period covered by the statutory pay freeze.

Accordingly, you should suspend any increases to any pay systems or pay schedules covering executive branch employees that could otherwise take effect as a result of an exercise of administrative discretion during the period beginning on January 1, 2011, and ending on December 31, 2012. You also should forgo any general increases (including general increases for a geographic area, such as locality pay) in covered employees’ rates of pay that could otherwise take effect as a result of the exercise of administrative discretion during the same period. To the extent that an agency pay system provides performance-based increases in lieu of general increases, funds allocated for those performance-based increases should be correspondingly reduced to reflect the freezing of the employees’ base pay schedule.

This memorandum shall be carried out to the extent permitted by law and consistent with executive departments’ and agencies’ legal authorities. This memorandum is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.

The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall issue guidance on implementing this memorandum, and is also hereby authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.

Barack Obama.

Federal Employee Pay Schedules and Rates That Are Set by Administrative Discretion

Memorandum of President of the United States, Dec. 21, 2012, 78 F.R. 647, provided:

Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies

On December 22, 2010, I issued a memorandum stating that the heads of executive departments and agencies should suspend any increases to any pay systems or pay schedules covering executive branch employees, and should forgo any general increases in covered employees’ rates of pay, that could otherwise take effect as a result of the exercise of administrative discretion during the period beginning on January 1, 2011, and ending on December 31, 2012. In light of section 114 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 (Public Law 112–175), I am hereby instructing the heads of executive departments and agencies that they should continue to adhere to this policy through March 27, 2013, the date after which statutory pay adjustments may be made pursuant to section 114 ofPublic Law 112–175.

This memorandum shall be carried out to the extent permitted by law and consistent with executive departments’ and agencies’ legal authorities. This memorandum is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.

The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall issue any necessary guidance on implementing this memorandum, and is also hereby authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.

Barack Obama.

Memorandum of President of the United States, Apr. 5, 2013, 78 F.R. 21213, provided:

Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies

Section 1112 of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (Public Law 113–6), reflects the Congress’s decision to continue to deny statutory adjustments to any pay systems or pay schedules covering executive branch employees. In light of the Congress’s action, I am instructing heads of executive departments and agencies to continue through December 31, 2013, to adhere to the policy set forth in my memoranda of December 22, 2010, and December 21, 2012, regarding general increases in pay schedules and employees’ rates of pay that might otherwise take effect as a result of the exercise of administrative discretion.

This memorandum shall be carried out to the extent permitted by law and consistent with executive departments’ and agencies’ legal authorities. This memorandum is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.

The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall issue any necessary guidance on implementing this memorandum, and is also hereby authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.